PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Vaisse, Christian
TI  - New Members of the Leptin–Melanocortin Axis Linked to Pediatric Obesity
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 26--27
VI  - 14
IP  - 20
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/20/26.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/20/26.full
AB  - Proper function of the leptin–melanocortin axis is important in regulating food intake and maintaining energy homeostasis. Therefore, mutations that affect the leptin–melanocortin axis result in several known syndromes that result in an obesity phenotype. Recent research has further identified important components of this axis that may result in childhood-onset obesity as discussed in this article.